BILL NUMBER: AB 2552	CHAPTERED  09/05/00

	CHAPTER   297
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE   SEPTEMBER 5, 2000
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR   SEPTEMBER 1, 2000
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY   AUGUST 22, 2000
	PASSED THE SENATE   AUGUST 18, 2000
	AMENDED IN SENATE   AUGUST 10, 2000
	AMENDED IN SENATE   JUNE 20, 2000
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   MAY 17, 2000
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   APRIL 24, 2000

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Bates

                        FEBRUARY 24, 2000

   An act to amend Sections 10621, 10642, and 10644 of the Water
Code, relating to water.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2552, Bates.  Urban water supply planning.
   (1) Existing law requires each urban water supplier to prepare and
adopt an urban water management plan to update its plan at least
once every 5 years.  Existing law requires an urban water supplier to
file with the Department of Water Resources a copy of its plan and
any amendments to its plan, as prescribed.
   This bill would require each urban water supplier to notify any
city or county within which the supplier provides water supplies that
the urban water supplier will be reviewing the plan and considering
changes to the plan and to file copies of its plan, and the
amendments to its plan, with any city or county within which the
supplier provides water supplies, thereby imposing a state-mandated
local program by increasing the level of services.  The bill would
authorize the urban water supplier to consult with, and obtain
comments from, any city or county that receives notice of the
supplier's review of its plan.  The bill would require the urban
water supplier to notify a city or county within which it provides
water supplies with regard to the time and place of a hearing
relating to the adoption of an urban water management plan.
  (2) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse
local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the
state.  Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that
reimbursement.
   This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this
act for a specified reason.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


  SECTION 1.  Section 10621 of the Water Code is amended to read:
   10621.  (a) Each urban water supplier shall update its plan at
least once every five years on or before December 31, in years ending
in five and zero.
   (b) Every urban water supplier required to prepare a plan pursuant
to this part shall notify any city or county within which the
supplier provides water supplies that the urban water supplier will
be reviewing the plan and considering amendments or changes to the
plan.  The urban water supplier may consult with, and obtain comments
from, any city or county that receives notice pursuant to this
subdivision.
   (c) The amendments to, or changes in, the plan shall be adopted
and filed in the manner set forth in Article 3 (commencing with
Section 10640).
  SEC. 2.  Section 10642 of the Water Code is amended to read:
   10642.  Each urban water supplier shall encourage the active
involvement of  diverse social, cultural, and economic elements of
the population within the service area prior to and during the
preparation of the plan.  Prior to adopting a plan, the urban water
supplier shall make the plan available for public inspection and
shall hold a public hearing thereon.  Prior to the hearing, notice of
the time and place of hearing shall be published within the
jurisdiction of the publicly owned water supplier pursuant to Section
6066 of the Government Code.  The urban water supplier shall provide
notice of the time and place of hearing to any city or county within
which the supplier provides water supplies. A privately owned water
supplier shall provide an equivalent notice within its service area.
After the hearing, the plan shall be adopted as prepared or as
modified after the hearing.
  SEC. 3.  Section 10644 of the Water Code is amended to read:
   10644.  (a) An urban water supplier shall file with the department
and any city or county within which the supplier provides water
supplies a copy of its plan no later than 30 days after adoption.
Copies of amendments or changes to the plans shall be filed with the
department and any city or county within which the supplier provides
water supplies within 30 days after adoption.
   (b) The department shall prepare and submit to the Legislature, on
or before December 31, in the years ending in six and one, a report
summarizing the status of the plans adopted pursuant to this part.
The report prepared by the department shall identify the outstanding
elements of the individual plans.  The department shall provide a
copy of the report to each urban water supplier that has filed its
plan with the department.  The department shall also prepare reports
and provide data for any legislative hearings designed to consider
the effectiveness of plans submitted pursuant to this part.
  SEC. 4.  No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to
Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution because a
local agency or school district has the authority to levy service
charges, fees, or assessments sufficient to pay for the program or
level of service mandated by this act, within the meaning of Section
17556 of the Government Code.
